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The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

How banks work out what investors will pay for shares before an IPO, one order at a time.

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.